BARCELONA — Lamine Yamal put on a spectacular show as Barcelona sailed into the Copa del Rey quarterfinals with a dazzling 5-1 victory over Real Betis on Wednesday. Atletico Madrid joined it in the last eight with a 4-0 win at second division Elche, its 15th consecutive triumph across all competitions.

When Lamine Yamal glided past two Real Madrid defenders before coolly tucking the ball just inside the post, it was hard not to get a shiver that Lionel Messi was back in a Barcelona shirt. He still wears dental braces,

Lamine Yamal put on a spectacular show as Barcelona sailed into the Copa del Rey quarter-finals with a dazzling 5-1 victory over Real Betis on Wednesday.Yamal finally got on the scoresheet himself after breaking in from the right wing and finishing at the near post.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal was at it again on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey, putting on a masterclass for Hansi Flick’s side against Real Betis. The teeenager has long had to put up with comparisons to a certain Lionel Messi throughout his career and they are likely to continue for some time.